Geothermal Energy Impact Estimator: A software application for estimating the life-cycle environmental impacts of geothermal energy [version 3; peer review: 3 approved]

Geothermal energy is a renewable source of base-load power that is expected to play an important role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. In this article, we introduce a novel software application – named Geothermal Energy Impact Estimator – which computes the environmental impacts, including...

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Published in:Open Research Europe
Main Authors: Xiaofei Cui, Andrea Paulillo, Alberto Striolo, Paul Brown, Paola Lettieri
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2023
Subjects:
Renewable energy
geothermal wells
Enhanced Geothermal Systems
carbon footprint
simplified models
allocation strategy
eng
Science
Q
Social Sciences
H
Iceland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.15304.3
https://doaj.org/article/e21e0d6700104c639260c9c91b49af6b
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Summary:Geothermal energy is a renewable source of base-load power that is expected to play an important role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. In this article, we introduce a novel software application – named Geothermal Energy Impact Estimator – which computes the environmental impacts, including carbon emissions, of existing or future geothermal plants, using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. The software application is user-friendly and was designed to be used by geothermal companies and policy makers. We provide two specific use cases of the software application that represent existing plants in Iceland and in the UK.

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